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| Police chief Todd is remembered | Police chief Todd is remembered |
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| The family of police chief Michael Todd have been joined by the home secretary and the UK's most senior police officers at his memorial service. | The family of police chief Michael Todd have been joined by the home secretary and the UK's most senior police officers at his memorial service. |
| Hundreds of people are gathered at Manchester Cathedral for the service which is also being relayed on a big screen in the city's centre. | |
| Mr Todd, 50, was found dead on Snowdon, north Wales, on 11 March. | Mr Todd, 50, was found dead on Snowdon, north Wales, on 11 March. |
| He was buried in a private ceremony at a churchyard near his family home in Halam, Nottinghamshire, on 21 March. | He was buried in a private ceremony at a churchyard near his family home in Halam, Nottinghamshire, on 21 March. |
| The service is said to be a "celebration" of Mr Todd's career and will feature tributes from Acting Chief Constable Dave Whatton and Ken Jones, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). | The service is said to be a "celebration" of Mr Todd's career and will feature tributes from Acting Chief Constable Dave Whatton and Ken Jones, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). |
| Michael Todd was buried near his family's home in Nottinghamshire | |
| Mr Todd's widow Carolyn Todd and her three children are at the service, as is Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. | Mr Todd's widow Carolyn Todd and her three children are at the service, as is Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. |
| The Queen is represented by Warren Smith, Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester. | The Queen is represented by Warren Smith, Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester. |
| The service is being beamed live to the police force training college at Sedgley Park in Prestwich and on the BBC Big Screen in Exchange Square. | The service is being beamed live to the police force training college at Sedgley Park in Prestwich and on the BBC Big Screen in Exchange Square. |
| It is being led by the Dean of Manchester, the Very Rev Rogers Govender, with a eulogy from the Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch. | It is being led by the Dean of Manchester, the Very Rev Rogers Govender, with a eulogy from the Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch. |
| Representatives from the Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist religions are also present. | Representatives from the Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist religions are also present. |
| Several roads around the cathedral are closed amid tight security due to the nature of the service and those attending. | Several roads around the cathedral are closed amid tight security due to the nature of the service and those attending. |
| The circumstances surrounding Mr Todd's death are to be investigated by Sir Paul Scott-Lee, chief constable of West Midlands Police. | The circumstances surrounding Mr Todd's death are to be investigated by Sir Paul Scott-Lee, chief constable of West Midlands Police. |
| An inquest has been opened and adjourned. | An inquest has been opened and adjourned. |